Chalk N Duster

Shabana Azmi and Juhi Chawla star in this light school drama which aims to address the challenges and difficulties of school teachers, who never get their due, who are underpaid and underappreciated. Indeed, the premise is very interesting, and the idea of a film set in a school. But sadly, despite a good foundation, the execution is very poor, and the direction is not very good. Some of the characters are just caricatures. Chawla and Azmi are very good in their roles. Azmi is particularly good as the devoted teacher, but then both are let down by the script. Similarly, Divya Dutta, who is a good actress, gets a role which is so stereotypical that she ends up looking stiff and unintentionally hilarious as the cruel principal. There film does have its moments and it's not a complete waste of time, but I wish these talented actresses were given better material to work with.

A good movie based off of the lives and struggles of our teachers. Definitely worth a watch.

The movie is all about our educational system culture which has unfortunately been turned into a money making business. The writer and director has done a reasonable job to convince the audience of the importance of such a sensitive yet interesting subject. The casting combo of Shabana Azmi and Juhi Chawla proved worth a watch and both of them have done a good job by maintaining a reasonable balance in their acting. Divya Dutta has also done a fair job in a negative role. However, there are sequences which made the movie a bit clumsy and boring in the second half. However, the director makes few effective maneuvers to turn it back on the track. Such movies are really important to impart a psychology in the minds of our young children that how important are teachers in their life and the whole society. Despite of bitter circumstances, hardships and difficulties, they (teachers) are determined to deliver their best selflessly and this makes them to deserve respect from all. The film may not earn a commercial response yet it deserves to be watched once. Hail your teachers and love them is the movie subject which has been transmitted very well.

Every parents, their children and than every teacher and their students must watch this movie. A must see for entire society, that how teachers suffers at work place, the so called noble profession isn't noble towards teachers.

Chalk & Duster The age old injustice done to teachers ! Teachers should be the most pampered of all employees! Once the teachers, who actually sculpt our future, are happy, the happiness of the rest of the nation will automatically be taken care of!

When a teacher imparts knowledge, along with the information stored in the books, the personality of the teacher too gets imbibed by his/her students.

Thus it is most important that teachers possess a strong and positive, optimistic and happy disposition.

Film shows how schools are speedily turning into business centers! The teachers are unconfident to speak up against corrupt administrators because of fear of losing jobs! If teachers are so unconfident ... what is expected from students?!

Private school teachers are paid lesser but they have to put in double the effort – to keep up with the competition of neighbouring schools!

On the other hand, it was also shown that Municipality schools run by the Government are not good enough and parents are reluctant to get their wards admitted to Govt. schools! Immediate attention should be given towards raising the standards of Govt. schools so that both parents and teachers get the confidence of joining such schools.

It is because teachers get a raw deal that some of them take private tuitions and force the students to join their batches..this gives rise to hatred & animosity towards teachers! Not every student belongs to a rich family that can afford expensive after-school tuitions – by forcing students to join private tuitions and failing them during exams just because he/she did not join the tuition course is a devastating experience for both the student and his parents! Such shocking experiences since childhood does not allow the development of a confident & positive personality ...and as a result the entire nation suffers because of negative, unconfident & pessimistic citizens!

Teaching is a noble profession – but is this how the teachers should be treated? Is this how nobility is paid back?